Androgen metabolism in sebaceous glands from subjects with and without acne

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1041-1045

  Thiboutot, Diane ^a   Gilliland, Kathryn ^a   Light, Jan ^a   Lookingbill, Donald ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ACNE; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0032842246     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.135.9.1041     Document Type: Article

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